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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2050 N.C.S. 06/02/1997 ~...t ~TIVE ®T ~4r.~ JUN 2 1997 ~2 3 ®RI)INANCE N®. 2050 N.C.S. 4 S 6 .Introduced by Seconded by 7 8 9 Matt Maguire Pamela Torliatt 10 11 12 AN URGENCY ®RI)INANCE ®F THE C®UNCH. ®F THE CITY ®F 13 PETALUIVIA ADIlING SECTI®N 11.76.050 T® THE lYIUNICIPAL 14 C®I)E ®F THE CITY ®F PETALUIVIA REQUIRIDVG PR®TECTIVE 15 EQUIPIVIENT WHILE USING A CITY SKATE PARK 16 17 18 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS 19 FOLLOWS: 20 21 Section 1. Section 11.76.050 is added to the City of Petaluma Municipal Code as follow: 22 23 11.76.050 Protective equipment required while using a City of 24 Petaluma Skate Park Facility. 25 No person shall use a City of Petaluma Skate Park Facility who is 26 not wearing a helmet, knee pads, and elbow pads suitable to 27 provide protection in the event of falls or collisions. A first 28 violation of this section shall constitute an infraction. Subsequent 29 violations may constitute an infraction or a misdemeanor pursuant 30 to City Code section 1.04.060. 31 32 Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or word of this ordinance 33 is for any reason held to be unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision 34 shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the 35 City of Petaluma hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this ordinance .and each 36 and all provisions thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said provisions be 37 declared unconstitutional. Ord. 2050 NCS Page 1 of 2 1 Section 3. This project is exempt under CEQA guidelines section 15061(b)(3) in that it 2 can be determined with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity regulated by this 3 ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment. 4 Section 4. This ordinance is declared by the City Council to be an urgency measure 5 necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety. The facts 6 constituting such urgency are: on May 31, 1997, the City of Petaluma Skate Park Facility was 7 opened to the general public. At the current time, there is no ordinance in place requiring that 8 users of the park use protective equipment. Requiring users to wear protective equipment is 9 deemed necessary to protect the users of the facility from injury. In order to immediately protect 10 and preserve peace, health or safety, it is necessary for this ordinance to be declared an urgency 11 ordinance. 12 Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage by four-fifths 13 vote of the City Council. 14 Section 6. The City Clerk is hereby directed to post this ordinance for the period and in 15 the manner required by the City Charter. 16 17 INTRODUCED, ADOPTED AND ORDERED posted this 2nd day of June , 18 1997. 19 20 AYES: Read, Keller, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss 21 NOES: None 22 ABSENT: Stompe 23 24 25 Mayor 27 ATTEST: ~ APpROVEI~ AS TO F RM: 28 ~ ' 29 ~ 30 31 City Clerk Cit Attorney 32 33 34 ord 3 $ 6/2/97 (fmk) 2 Ord. 2050 NCS Page 2 of 2